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2026 23 Dec → 07 Jan
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Embrace of Light — Nativity Scenes in Val Rendena

Spiazzo — Trento (022)

Every winter, between late December and Epiphany, Val Rendena comes alive with nativity scenes set up throughout its villages, and Spiazzo i...

Sacred music Heritage Folk traditions +6
2026 23 Dec
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Pittula Festival

Surano — Lecce (075)

Every year, on the eve of Christmas, the small village of Surano, in the heart of lower Salento, celebrates one of its most beloved traditio...

Folk Gastronomy Wine +7
2026 24 Dec → 26 Dec
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Living Nativity of Campofontana

Selva di Progno — Verona (023)

At Christmas, the Roncari hamlet of Campofontana, part of Selva di Progno at an altitude of 1224 metres, transforms into one of the most spe...

Sacred music Heritage History +5
2026 24 Dec → 17 Jan
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Nativity Scenes in Fontanabuona

San Colombano Certenoli — Genova (210)

Every Christmas, the Fontanabuona Valley transforms into a large, widespread nativity scene: dozens of nativity figures created by volunteer...

Sacred music Heritage Folk traditions +5
2026 24 Dec
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The Christmas Fire

Giuliano di Roma — Frosinone (060)

Every December 24th, in Giuliano di Roma, the community gathers in front of the parish church around a massive woodpile that transforms into...

Sacred music Heritage History +7
2026 24 Dec
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The Farchia of Tufillo

Tufillo — Chieti (069)

Every Christmas Eve, the small village of Tufillo in the province of Chieti revives one of the most evocative fire rituals in Abruzzo. A mas...

Sacred music Heritage History +6
2026 24 Dec
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Tomba di Natale (Christmas Bonfire)

Pescasseroli — L'Aquila (066)

On Christmas Eve in Pescasseroli, in the heart of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, the 'Tomba' is lit: a massive pyramid-shaped...

Sacred music Heritage History +6
2026 24 Dec
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Agira Living Nativity

Agira — Enna (086)

Hailed as "Italy's most original nativity scene," the Agira Living Nativity takes place every year on Christmas Eve, December 24th, amidst t...

Sacred music Heritage Medieval +6
2026 24 Dec → 26 Dec
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Enchantment of Christmas in Laghi

Laghi — Vicenza (024)

In Laghi, the smallest municipality in Veneto, Christmas has a magic all its own. On December 24th and 26th, the village fills with about se...

Classical Sacred music Gastronomy +8
2026 24 Dec → 27 Dec

Living Nativity of Costigliole Saluzzo

Costigliole Saluzzo — Cuneo (004)

During the Christmas season, the historic center of Costigliole Saluzzo, in the province of Cuneo, transforms into a grand open-air theater...

Sacred music Theater Heritage +6
2026 24 Dec
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Nativity of Agnone (Living Nativity)

Agnone — Isernia (094)

The Nativity of Agnone is the longest-running living nativity scene in Molise. Every Christmas Eve, at the Monument of Emigrants, the theatr...

Sacred music Theater Folk traditions +3
2026 24 Dec
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'Ndocciata della Tradizione

Agnone — Isernia (094)

On Christmas Eve night, Agnone, in Alto Molise, renews the 'Ndocciata della Tradizione: the most intimate and ancestral version of the world...

Sacred music Pyrotechnic show Heritage +5
2026 24 Dec
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Nina Gigante — Song of the Nina

Thiene — Vicenza (024)

On Christmas Eve, Piazza Chilesotti in Thiene echoes with the Canto della Nina, an ancient popular tradition announcing Christmas that dates...

Sacred music Choir Heritage +5
2026 24 Dec
Free

Isnello Christmas Luminaria

Isnello — Palermo (282)

The Christmas Luminaria is the grand Christmas Eve bonfire that lights up Piazza Mazzini in Isnello, in the heart of the Madonie Park, every...

Sacred music Gastronomy Heritage +4
2026 24 Dec
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Living Nativity in the Village of Rivalta

Gazzola — Piacenza (033)

Every December 24th, on Christmas Eve, the ancient village of Rivalta (Municipality of Gazzola, in the province of Piacenza) becomes the sta...

Sacred music Heritage Medieval +7
2026 24 Dec
Free

Living Nativity in the Historic Village of Travo

Travo — Piacenza (033)

On the evening of December 24th, the historic village of Travo, in Val Trebbia, transforms into a small Bethlehem. In the courtyard below th...

Sacred music Choir Heritage +7
2026 24 Dec
Free

The Christmas Torches

Abbadia San Salvatore — Siena (052)

Every year, on the evening of December 24th, Abbadia San Salvatore transforms into the "City of Torches": over thirty pyramid-shaped woodpil...

Sacred music Heritage History +5
2026 24 Dec → 06 Jan
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Christmas Log Lighting in Trivio

Formia — Latina (059)

Every December 24th, in the hillside village of Trivio, near Formia in the province of Latina, Piazza Sant'Andrea lights up for the traditio...

Folk Gastronomy Local produce +9